Chancery clerk resigns after visit by auditors

A news release yesterday from Mississippi State Auditor Stacey Pickering says clerk Jess Moore’s resignation followed a visit by agents from Pickering’s office.

Agents conducted a cash count of the Land Redemption account following an allegation of missing funds, the Clarion-Ledger reported.

Pickeing’s news release said the agents concluded an undetermined amount of money was unaccounted for and that Moore repaid about $12,000 that had not been properly deposited into the account.

BEFORE YOU GO…

… we’d like to ask for your support. More people are reading the Mississippi Business Journal than ever before, but advertising revenues for all conventional media are falling fast. Unlike many, we do not use a pay wall, because we want to continue providing Mississippi’s most comprehensive business news each and every day. But that takes time, money and hard work. We do it because it is important to us … and equally important to you, if you value the flow of trustworthy news and information which have always kept America strong and free for more than 200 years.

If those who read our content will help fund it, we can continue to bring you the very best in news and information. Please consider joining us as a valued member, or if you prefer, make a one-time contribution.

4 comments

What makes Jess Moore so above the law that we are not hearing of an arrest for breaking the law stealing and embezzling money. Resigned it should be Jess Moore Fired and arrested. We need a change How do these people that are given jobs and can steal taxpayer money. If it was a taxpayer they would be fired and locked up but let a state or government employee do something and its a resignation.